Device for stringing papers and the like



(No Model.)

' V R. P. STANSBURY.

DEVICE FOR STBINGING PAPERS AND THE LIKE- No. 417,110. Patented Dec. 10,1889.

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PATENT OEEIcE.

DEVICE FOR STRINGING PAPERS AND THE LIKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 417,110, dated December 10, 1889.

Application filed October 15, 1389- Serial No. 827,116. (No model.)

To Ml whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT P. STANSBURY, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Stringing Papers and the Like, of which the following is a specification.

I-leretofore it has been customary to string sheets of wrapping-paper, paper bags, and the like upon hooks, cord, and wire so that a number thereof might be supported together in places convenient of access by those using such articles; but the stringing of such articles has heretofore been attended with difficulty, especially when attempted by those not provided with expensive machinery for that purpose; and-it is the object of my invention to render such operation easy, so that it may be rapidly performed by any person.

To this end my invention consists of a device adapted to receive a detachable plate carrying a spindle upon which the sheets of paper or bags may be strung or forced by a plunger, the plates being adapted to be removed from the device when the spindles become sufficiently filled, and placed in positions where the paperor bags are to be used.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2,'Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a face view of the detachable plate.

In the drawings, 1 represents the base of the device, which is sufficiently extended to give the requisite firmness of support, and from which rises a standard 2, carrying the perforated bearing or guide 3 for the plunger 7. The plungeris preferably hollow and held in a raised position by the coiled spring 8. The base 1 of the device is recessed, as at 5, to receive a detachable plate 4, from which projects a needle or spindle 10, which, when the plate is seated in the recess 5, is axially in line with the hollow plunger 7. The recess 5 is shallow, so that the plate 4 may readily be placed therein or removed therefrom,

loose sheets of paper or of the bags are held above the needle, between it and the plunger, and the handle 90f the plunger is struck a sharp blow, which results in carrying the lower end of the plunger over the needle into the position shown in dotted lines, Fig. 1, forcing the articles being strung before it onto the needle. This operation is repeated until a sufficient number of sheets or bags have accumulated upon the spindle, the plunger being returned to its raised position by the spring 8 after each blow. When the spindle is full, it is removed and maybe hung up, as shown in Fig. 3, in a desirable position, as beneath a counter or against a wall. The face of the standard 3 toward the spindle is made fiat, so that it may be used as a gage against which the papers may be laid.

before being forced upon the spindle.

The point of the'needle or spindle 10 may be covered by a button 11, Fig. 3, to prevent articles catching thereon, and also to assist in holding the sheets of paper in place.

The stringing device may be provided with any number of the detachable spindle-carrying plates, so that but a single device need be required for a large establishment.

I sometimes find it advisable to provide the plate 4 with a slight projection in the form of a rib or extension along its straight edge and to provide the base 1 with a corresponding recess into which the extension fits to keep the plate from tilting when the papers are being punched on the needle.

It will be understood that this invention is not limited in its use to the stringing of wrapping-paper and the like, but may be used as a bill or letter iile.

I do not consider my invention limited to the exact shape of the parts shown in the drawings, as these may be variously changed.

\Vithout limiting myself to the precise construction and arrangement of parts shown, I

axially in line with the plunger, the latter being adapted to move over the spindle, substantially as set forth.

The combination of the recessed base, the standard projecting therefrom, a plunger movable in a guide carried by the standard, and a detachable plate mounted in the recess in the base and carrying a spindle in line with the plunger, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of the recessed base, the standard provided with the guide 3, the

hollow plunger movingin the guide, thespring 8, the detachable plate mounted in the recess in the base, and the spindle 10, carried by the plate, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signedm y name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ROBERT P. S"ANSBURY.

\Vitnesses:

EDWD. K. ANDERTON, E. M. TAYLOR. 

